"Goodbye, American Idol. Hello, G.I. Joe"

      

       "USUALLY the press conference gets the buzz going. Last week, the buzz got the press conference going." (Coleman 1). This article is about the scandal that is Tom Brady's hair. The author, David Coleman, basically pokes fun at the huge fan base of  the quarterback's lucious mane, and how he just cut it short again. Fans immeadiatly swarmed with questions about why he would do such a thing. Come on, he just cut his hair- no need to treat it like dooms day. Personally I'm glad he cut it, I like it better short. But hey, I'm not going to freak out and say that it's going to effect his football season with the Pats. Pretty sure last time I checked, he was sporting his Beiber flow in a ponytail when he threw four intercepted passes in a single game against Buffalo. Personally, I don't mind if a guy cares about his hair and overall appearence like Brady- good for you. As long as he can still throw a touchdown pass, I couldn't care less.
       The author, David Coleman, makes the story very funny to read. He seems to portray Brady as some superhero throughout the article and seems to use a sarcastic tone in his writing style. He writes, "in the first season game... Mr. Brady and his hair were promptly hailed as the second coming of Samson, if not Jesus." (Coleman 9). His main focus is the NFL star's hair however. he writes, "But the real question was whether Mr. Brady ....can throw a long touchdown pass while keeping his hair shiny and manageable, with lots of volume? "(Coleman 8). It just makes everything sound ridiculous; for example Coleman refers to Brady's hair as "his co-star" (Coleman 2). What should somebody's hair have to do with football? Jean Godfrey-June, the beauty director at Lucky magazine, calls him "the Beyonce of the NFL" and points out that even though some people think its stupid, "there are millions of men out there clocking his every snip.” (Jean Godfrey-June, Coleman). For the hair sytle aspect of the article, he uses quotes from sylists and beauty experts for ethos. He also seems to associate long hair with cofidence and ego. I completely agree with John Barrett when he says, "His hair is walking into a room before him, and that’s a problem.” (Barrett, Coleman 15).

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/fashion/tom-brady-cuts-his-hair-why.html?ref=football